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Hu Xiaoyuan: Veering | Exhibition Introduction

Is breaking from our predetermined paths the only way to true awakening? In Veering, the artist Hu Xiaoyuan presents 12 newly commissioned works from 7 series, weaving together installation, sound, painting, and video to reveal the complex relationship between human destiny and natural evolution, addressing ultimate questions of individual survival and the meaning of life. Hu incorporates everyday materials like Aerospace grade aluminum, sea shells, organza silk, and corn fibre in her works. Through translucent drapes and lighting design, she creates unique pathways that blur the line between day and night, creating an ambiguous spatial experience. This setting guides visitors to reflect on enduring themes such as time, materiality, existence, and consciousness.

Veering is part of Tai Kwun Contemporary’s new Breakthrough series, which underlines emerging artistic positions through solo presentations, commissions, and innovative formats. For Spring 2025, Hu Xiaoyuan: Veering is presented alongside Alicja Kwade: Pretopia and Maeve Brennan: Records. These solo exhibitions by three female artists explore materials and storytelling through diverse approaches.

Exhibition Details

• Hu Xiaoyuan: Veering
• Date: January 24 - April 13, 2025
• Time: 11:00-19:00｜Closed on Mon, except public holidays—in which case closed the day after
• Location: 1/F JC Contemporary, Tai Kwun
• Address: 10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong

Special opening hours for Art Week:

• 24 Mar 2:00pm-8:00pm
• 27 Mar 10:00am-7:00pm
• 25 & 28 Mar 11:00am-8:00pm

About the Artist——Hu Xiaoyuan

Hu Xiaoyuan (b. 1977) often draws from her own nuanced perception and philosophical reflections on human nature, combining traces of the everyday and natural materials with traditional artistic mediums, blending in an acute sensitivity of material contrasts. Through an interdisciplinary practice that spans installation, video, sculpture, and painting, she creates a distinctive aesthetic that transcends specific experiences, probing the complex meanings of time, space, reality, and migration, along with other concepts embedded within existential themes.

Information Source: Tai Kwun's official website